Black Tears (GB)
Black Tears (GB) is 5 from 21, including a Grade 1 win. Won last time out in the Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle at Cheltenham — a first Grade 1 win in our archive. Last raced off a career-high mark of 148.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Black Tears (GB) has 1 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins No More Teardrops (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (No More Teardrops (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No More Teardrops (GB) | 2 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
- 5–21Wins / Runs
- 23.8%Strike rate
- 15 (71.4%)Placed
- +10.64£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 1.13Fair A/E n=21 · 0.96 incl. margin
- 148Highest OR
- 56dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 118
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 156C | 116.5 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 148C | 104.5 | — |
| Good | 3 | 138B | 109 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 125B | 121 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 156C | 121 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 111C | 99 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 138B | 124.5 | — |
Of 21 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 21 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 6,724 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.5% from 664. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 16.3% from 147. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.8% from 743.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 386 | 37 | 9.6% | −1.6 | — |
| Good | 1,811 | 207 | 11.4% | +0.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,044 | 145 | 13.9% | +2.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,953 | 220 | 11.3% | +0.1 | 3 from 9 |
| Heavy | 856 | 90 | 10.5% | −0.7 | 1 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 664 | 50 | 7.5% | −3.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 192 | 19 | 9.9% | −1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 743 | 58 | 7.8% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 653 | 62 | 9.5% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 684 | 69 | 10.1% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,889 | 241 | 12.8% | +1.6 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,680 | 211 | 12.6% | +1.4 | 3 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 736 | 66 | 9% | −2.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 147 | 24 | 16.3% | +5.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them As Tears Go By (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m1½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As Tears Go By (GB) | 19 | 3 | 2m–2m1½f | — |
| Say You Say Me (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 3 | 33% | +19.40 |
| Heavy | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.38 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.38 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.60 |
| Cheltenham | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.38 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 3 | 27% | +17.40 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 2 | 29% | −3.76 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davy Russell | 10 | 2 | 20% | +6.62 |
| Jack Kennedy | 6 | 2 | 33% | +7.40 |
| Ms L O'Neill | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.38 |
| Robbie Power | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 2 | 17% | −8.76 |
| Cheekpieces | 9 | 3 | 33% | +19.40 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +11.40 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.00 |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −8.38 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.38 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 17 | 4 | 24% | +13.02 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.38 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
Quick answers
- How many races has Black Tears (GB) won?
- Black Tears (GB) won 5 of 21 archived starts between 2018 and 2021, a strike rate of 23.8%. Placed 15 times in total (71.4% of starts).
- Who trained Black Tears (GB)?
- Black Tears (GB) was trained by Mrs Denise Foster on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 16 March 2021.
- Who is Black Tears (GB)'s sire?
- Black Tears (GB) is by Jeremy (USA) out of Our Girl Salley (IRE), whose sire is Carroll House.
- What going does Black Tears (GB) prefer?
- Black Tears (GB) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 9 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Black Tears (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 148, from the run on 16 March 2021. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Black Tears (GB)'s sire's record?
- Jeremy (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 6,724 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.5% from 664. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 16.3% from 147. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.8% from 743.
- Who are Black Tears (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Our Girl Salley (IRE), Black Tears (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: As Tears Go By (GB) (3). The wins came over 2m–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Black Tears (GB) produced winners?
- As a dam, Black Tears (GB) has 1 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: No More Teardrops (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (No More Teardrops (GB)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.